page_title: Chen Bojun
section_title: During the Early Red Army
hierarchical_section_title: Chen Bojun / Biography / During the Early Red Army
caption_attribution_description: English: Red Army 2. 中国工农红军.
context_page_description: Chen Bojun, was a general of the People's Liberation Army from the Sichuan Province, Dachuan District.
  Chen Bojun was trained in Whampoa Military Academy in 1926, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927, participating in the Autumn Harvest Uprising. He rose through the ranks, holding many divisional level commands and participated in the Long March. During the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, he held top positions in the Fourth Field Army and the Eighth Route Army. After the establishment of the PRC, Chen held the roles of commander of Hunan's garrison, PLA Military Academy's Vice Head Training and acting Head of the Academy. In 1955, Chen was awarded the rank of a General.
context_section_description: Chen's participation in the May Fourth Movement and nationalistic inclination led to him being expelled from the Wanxian Shen Provincial School in 1916. In 1926 he enrolled in the Republic of China Military Academy in Wuhan. In May 1927, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party at Xianning during the Autumn Harvest Uprising
  In October 1934, Chen took part in the Long March and was appointed Commander of the Red Ninth Army. On July 21, 1935, Chen was demoted to chief commissioner of the Red Army University as he refuted the orders of Zhang Guotao to go against Mao Zedong route of the march.
caption: Picture of some of the military leaders after the Red Army's long march, Front row from left: Gan Siqi, He Bingyan, Guan Xiangying, Wang Zhen, Li Jingquan, Zhu Rui, He Long. Back row from left: Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yaqiu, Liao Hansheng, Zhu Ming, Chen Bojun, Lu Dongsheng
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